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Synthetic diesel fuel and process for its production

US5689031A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateOct 17, 1995
Grant dateNov 18, 1997
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Expiry dateOct 17, 2015

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  • Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
  • CPC primaryC10L1/08
  • WIPO fieldBasic materials chemistry
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

Clean distillate useful as a diesel fuel or diesel blending stock is produced from Fischer-Tropsch wax by separating wax into heavier and lighter fractions; further separating the lighter fraction and hydroisomerizing the heavier fraction and that portion of the light fraction below about 500.degree. F. The isomerized product is blended with the untreated portion of the lighter fraction.

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